Brouwerij Serafijn

Client Brewer in Heist-op-den-Berg, Antwerp, Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated Venue: Huisbrouwerij Achilles - Out of business

Established in 1999

Description
The microbrewery is founded by Achilles Van de Moer on the passion for special beers. After 7 years of trials with different beers, the decision to start a microbrewery in Itegem was made in 1999. The brand name of beers is “Serafijn”. All beers are high fermentation brews, with second fermentation in the bottle. Most of the beers are contract brewed, but some of them are also brewed at their own location.

In 2015 Achilles became part of Caupona bvba (of the Prik & Tik stores in Heist-op-den-Berg and Herselt). The brewery is now called ''Brouwerij Serafijn.'' That is the new company in Heist that houses the Serafijn beers. The former microbrewery in Itegem has been dismantled.

The beer is now brewed at the Pirlot brewery in Zandhoven.

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7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle. Clear sparkling medium yellow color with a huge, frothy, excellent lacing, fully lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy yeasty, soap, fruity, light to moderate malty, toasted, some spices. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (291007)
Tried from Bottle on 15 Nov 2007 at 01:56

7/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
A mediocre beer. gold color with sediment, it does look good. Mild yeasty aroma with malt, and flavor has bread, moderate malt, some hops and some sugar, but all of the flavors are quite light.
Tried on 10 Nov 2007 at 18:10

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
chiara buona schiuma abbastanza persistente note speziate calde in bocca decisamente speziata leggera in alcol ma ricca di aromi
Tried on 09 Nov 2007 at 17:00

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle. Light light unclear medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate yeasty, light malty, wheat, toffee, light hoppy, citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to lively. (041007)
Tried from Bottle on 01 Nov 2007 at 02:29

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a dirty yellow color ale with a huge foamy head with some great retention and some very good lacing. Aroma of sweet Belgian malt with some spicy notes from the yeast. Taste is a well balance mix between sweet Belgian malt with some nice spicy notes from the yeast and some floral and dry hops notes at the end. Body is above average with some good carbonation and no alcohol is discernable. Very well done for the style and something I wouldn’t mind trying again.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Oct 2007 at 14:04

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a clear golden color ale with some good retention and some nice lacing feature. Aroma consists of spicy yeast with some nice yeast ester also noticeable. Taste consists of some spices, some fruity ester and a nice dry Saaz hoppy finish. Body is about average with some good carbonation. I really enjoyed the hoppy finish and the refreshing aspect of this beer.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Oct 2007 at 13:02

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle: Poured an light orangey color ale with a big foamy head with some good retention and some lacing. Aroma of spices with some yeast characteristics and some nice Belgian malt. Taste is comprised of a mix between some Belgian malt with a nice hoppy finish. Body is above average with some great carbonation. Well done for the style.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Oct 2007 at 13:27

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Woohoo!! Tenth rater! - pours a glowing copper, with lots of tiny, suspended particles, and a frothy, smallish head - smells quite herbal, with some botanical and honey qualities - the mouthfeel is quite creamy dispite the high carbonation - sweet, but not cloying, with notes of vanilla, honey, wildflowers - gets a little sticky near the end, but otherwise a smooth and tasty beer - no apparent alcohol - quite good.
Tried on 23 Sep 2007 at 11:49

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Woohoo!!!! First US rater, shared by Notalush. Pours a beautiful orange-copper color, half lit and half dark color. Glowing color yet one cannot see through the beer. Has a medium but firm head with a sticky lacing. Aroma is tea-like Belgian sweetness with some floral-honey. Mouthfeel is slightly spiky and tingles the back of the throat. Taste is well attenuated candy sweet. The sweetness is balanced by a strong carbonation. Abrupt finish to the flavor and feels like you can just keep drinking this. Very nice beer. Split 3 ways, capped 750ml, different label, Hobgoblin tulip glass.
Tried from Can on 23 Sep 2007 at 11:06

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Hazy amber color; wonderful head, huge, thick. Strange but nice aroma, perfumy, soapy, candy-like. A suspect that I got from the aroma is confirmed by the taste: infection; the body is medium-weak, with a light sourness. Not extremely bad, but I think it’s spoiled.
Tried from Can on 22 Aug 2007 at 11:41